I’m normally so on top of my Barefoot Bloggers posts. I’ve had this made for a few days but have been kind of lazy with doing a write-up. Oops!
This week’s pick comes courtesy of Cat of Delta Whiskey. I enjoy the pasta so was not opposed to giving this recipe a go. This recipe gets bonus points for being super easy to throw together. Perfect for summer because the only cooking required is making the pasta. Who doesn’t love that?
The key to success here since nothing is being cooked is to buy really high-quality ingredients. I ended up going to my fave Italian grocery store, Grande Cheese. I wish they had a website but they don’t. I go to the Orfus Road location in Toronto. I picked up some great olives and sun-dried tomatoes from their antipasto bar and also bought my mozzarella there.
The dressing is super flavourful but not overpowering. It could likely work in other applications so it’s worth keeping the dressing portion of the recipe on-hand. This dish was great and would be a lovely addition to your summer BBQ or potluck.
Enjoy!
Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Ingredients
* 1/2 pound fusilli (spirals) pasta
* Kosher salt
* Olive oil
* 1 pound ripe tomatoes, medium-diced
* 3/4 cup good black olives, such as kalamata, pitted and diced
* 1 pound fresh mozzarella, medium-diced
* 6 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped
For the dressing:
* 5 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained
* 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
* 6 tablespoons good olive oil
* 1 garlic clove, diced
* 1 teaspoon capers, drained
* 2 teaspoons kosher salt
* 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
* 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
* 1 cup packed basil leaves, julienned
Directions
Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water with a splash of oil to keep it from sticking together. Boil for 12 minutes, or according to the directions on the package. Drain well and allow to cool. Place the pasta in a bowl and add the tomatoes, olives, mozzarella, and chopped sun-dried tomatoes.
For the dressing, combine the sun-dried tomatoes, vinegar, olive oil, garlic, capers, salt, and pepper in a food processor until almost smooth.
Pour the dressing over the pasta, sprinkle with the Parmesan and basil, and toss well.
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